Background*

Mr. Eduardo G. Mestre served as the Head of US Investment Bank and Senior Managing Director at Evercore Partners Inc. until February 21, 2012 and served as its Co-Vice Chairman from October 2004 to February 21, 2012. Mr. Mestre was responsible for corporate advisory business of Evercore Partners Inc. He served as Advisory Director of investment banking of Citigroup Inc. He served as the Head of investment banking of Citigroup Inc. from 1995 to 2001 and has a 27-year ... career with the group. Mr. Mestre served as a Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions of Salomon Smith Barney and led its business integration efforts arising from the various mergers that led to the creation of Citigroup. Prior to joining Salomon in 1977, Mr. Mestre practiced law at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. One of Wall Street's leading telecommunications bankers, he advised AOL on its merger with Time Warner. He advised WorldCom on some of its biggest deals, including its blocked Dollars 115bn bid for Sprint. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and serves as its Honorary Trustee. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Mestre served as the Chairman of Citigroup's Global Investment Bank. He served as Chairman of the Board of WNYC. He serves as a Vice Chairman of Evercore LP. He serves as a Vice Chairman of Evercore Holdings. He has been an Independent Director of Avis Budget Group, Inc. since July 24, 2008 and Comcast Corporation since May 11, 2011. He serves as an Honorary Trustee of WNYC Radio, Inc. He served as a Director of Evercore Partners Inc. until February 21, 2012. Mr. Mestre has a BA from Yale University and a JD from Harvard Law School.

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